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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:03:09 GMT 10
SATURDAY: Parramatta Eels v Manly Sea Eagles at Parramatta Stadium, 7.30pm
EELS: 1 Jarryd Hayne, 2 Ken Sio, 3 Esi Tonga, 4 Willie Tonga, 5 Cheyse Blair, 6 Ben Roberts, 7 Chris Sandow, 8 Tim Mannah, 9 Matthew Keating, 10 Mitchell Allgood, 11 Nathan Hindmarsh [c], 12 Taniela Lasalo, 13 Reni Maitua. Subs: 14 Casey McGuire, 15 Fuifui Moimoi, 16 Justin Poore, 17 Joseph Paulo.
SEA EAGLES: 1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Oldfield, 3 Jamie Lyon [c], 4 Dean Whare, 5 David Williams, 6 Kieran Foran, 7 Daly Cherry-Evans, 8 Jason King [c], 9 Matt Ballin, 10 Brent Kite, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Jamie Buhrer, 13 Daniel Harrison. Subs: 14 Nick Skinner, 15 Vic Mauro, 16 Darcy Lussick, 17 Jorge Taufua.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:03:36 GMT 10
NRL.com
Parramatta Eels v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Parramatta Stadium
Saturday 7.30pm (AEDT)
Crisis talks to rake through the still-glowing coals of the Eels’ worst start to a season in 21 years is not the preparation embattled coach Stephen Kearney would have planned in the lead-up to this week’s Heritage Round clash with the reigning premiers who are looking to arrest a two-match losing streak of their own.
Parramatta players suffered the indignity of being booed and having coins pelted at them as they spiralled to their fourth consecutive defeat at home base last Friday, with opponent Penrith running out easy seven-tries-to-one victors.
The statistics reveal their horror story: Parramatta are ranked last for points and tries scored, metres gained, line-breaks, offloads and tackle-breaks. In defensive categories they concede the most points, tries and line-breaks. The only areas they’re not rock bottom are metres, offloads conceded and missed tackles (each second most), plus errors (surprisingly, the seventh fewest per game).
That last statistic is most telling: they can hang onto the ball… they just don’t know what to do with it.
Meanwhile the Sea Eagles are looking to bounce back from their 17-6 defeat to the Dragons in a high-quality contest at Kogarah last Saturday, when the visitors completed their sets at an impressive 81 per cent and made just 10 errors but found themselves swamped by a hard-running and creative Dragons outfit that completed their sets at a whopping 87 per cent.
There’s no question they missed the firepower of second-rower Tony Williams – but they better find an alternative weapon quickly given he’s missing for six more games. Clearly they’re also missing Steve Matai and Glenn Stewart, with their attack stats stalling and missed tackles a concern.
In personnel changes, Jarryd Hayne is back in the No.1 for the Eels this week – Hayne says he’s not fully fit but his troublesome knee is “playable”. He replaces Ken Sio who shifts to the left wing with veteran Luke Burt dropped to NSW Cup. Esi Tonga replaces Ryan Morgan in the centres, partnering his brother Willie. The remainder of the 17 is unchanged from last week.
Meanwhile Geoff Toovey has named an unchanged Manly line-up.
Watch Out Eels: The Panthers exposed a flimsy Eels right-edge defence last week, running in six of seven tries there. In particular right winger Cheyse Blair had a horror night, while fill-in fullback Ken Sio also put in a shocker. The Eels have now conceded 12 tries on the right side of the field, easily the most by any team – and this week they come up against the side that crossed for more four-pointers (49) through their left-side attack than any team in 2011. Admittedly their numbers are down (six of 12 scored) over the first four weeks but that’s because they’re still finding their way without the retired Michael Robertson and injured Steve Matai. That said left winger Michael Oldfield did bag a double against the Sharks a fortnight ago so expect Daly Cherry-Evans, Kieran Foran, Brett Stewart and Jamie Buhrer to head left often and with urgency.
But Manly pose a threat on the right side too, with co-skipper Jamie Lyon hitting his straps with a line-break, two try assists (one last week) and two line-break assists to date. His partnership with winger David Williams (two line-breaks) can wreak havoc.
Danger Sign: Five-eighth Kieran Foran will be looking to exploit a weak opposition to gain some much-needed form. Foran has been solid if unspectacular to date and will be focused on getting his hands on the football as much as possible to take advantage of the plethora of scoring opportunities that should present themselves. Any time he appears at first or second receiver inside the Eels’ 20-metre zone he’ll be eying an opportunity himself or else looking to catch out Reni Maitua (4.5 misses a game) and Chris Sandow (17 misses in total).
Watch Out Sea Eagles: Honestly? Complacency and a fired-up opponent are Manly’s only concerns. We’re not sure what’s going on with the premiers’ defensive structures but they’re missing as many tackles per game as the Eels (36) – an increase of six misses per match and a plummet in the ratings from third-most effective to equal-second-least!
Jarryd Hayne’s return gives the Eels a glimmer of hope but whether he can deliver the huge impact required to guide the side out of their attacking wilderness remains to be seen.
Danger Sign: If the Parramatta faithful give their boys one more chance this week and the Eels players respond, Manly could find themselves having to weather an early onslaught. We’ve seen it time and again over the years.
Chris Sandow v Daly Cherry-Evans: Whoever comes out on top in this head-to-head battle will likely direct his side to victory. Sandow is doing it all for the Eels in attack, with three tries, three line-break assists, two try assists and two offloads – but he needs to run the football more. Currently Sandow takes on the line just 3.5 times a game for a 20-metre return, the second fewest runs made by all No.7s and way down on his six runs a game for 63 metres last season. Meanwhile Cherry-Evans continues to run at every opportunity, his 8.2 runs per game and 18 tackle busts each the most by a halfback.
If Sandow gets more time to create opportunities he’ll deliver some scoring plays; similarly Cherry-Evans will be looking forward to challenging a defensive line that’s proven brittle to date.
Where It Will Be Won: Attitude. If maligned Eels including Justin Poore, Tim Mannah and Fuifui Moimoi put their bodies on the line and get over the advantage line often in the opening 20 minutes, the team completes their sets and Chris Sandow takes control, seizing the advantage is not out of the question. Whether or not they have enough petrol to last the journey is another matter…
By the same token Manly’s engine room needs to show it can take control of an opposition after being dominated in the past fortnight. Anthony Watmough is the only member of their forward pack averaging triple figures in metres gained (114). Props Brent Kite (81 metres), co-captain Jason King (97) and Darcy Lussick (77) need to lift.
The History: Played 126; Sea Eagles 78, Eels 44, drawn 4. Manly have won six of the past eight but lost both clashes played in 2010. The visitors hold a 10-8 advantage in games played at Parramatta Stadium.
The Last Time They Met: An opportunistic Steve Matai try double spearheaded the Sea Eagles to a 26-10 victory at Parramatta Stadium in Round 23 last year.
The Eels took the early lead when Chris Hicks crossed in the 18th minute, scooping up a wayward pass from Steve Matai out of dummy-half, before Jamie Lyon and Daly Cherry-Evans combined down the right edge for the No.7 to score. The Eels went to the sheds up 14-6 courtesy of a Ryan Morgan try in the left corner after a slick backline sweep.
But nine errors and a woeful 58 per cent completion rate in the second half handed the momentum to the Sea Eagles.
Matai scored his double inside the first 10 minutes of the second stanza; his first came when he swooped on an errant pass from dummy-half Jarryd Hayne just a few metres out from his goal line, and his second came when he pounced following a series of Chris Hicks fumbles fielding a kick near his try line.
A showcase of rugby league it wasn’t, and fans will be hoping for better in this return clash.
Match Officials: Referees – Jared Maxwell & Gavin Reynolds; Sideline Officials – Dan Eastwood & Jason Walsh; Video Referee – Pat Reynolds.
The Way We See It: We wish we could find positives to offer Eels fans but on exposed form they are clearly outclassed. Even though we know they’re going to come out full of fire and brimstone we can’t see them adding the required flair to the passion to get the job done.
It’s difficult to assess the impact the 2000 square metres of new turf laid after last week’s game will have but given a ‘level’ playing surface we tip the Sea Eagles by eight points.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:04:02 GMT 10
NRL.com
Hayne drives Eels to NRL upset of Manly
Steve Jancetic AAP Sat, Mar 31, 2012
Parramatta superstar Jarryd Hayne proved once again that no team relies more heavily on one player than the Eels as he powered them to their first win of the season with a 29-20 upset of NRL premiers Manly.
Limited to just a brief cameo back in round two due to a knee injury first suffered during the pre-season, Hayne scored a double and set up another as the Eels showed their first signs of life for 2012.
The same crowd which had last week booed their team off the paddock and threw coins onto the field in disgust were this week jumping on their feet - Chris Sandow kicking off early celebrations with a match-clinching field goal three minutes from time.
Manly's faltering premiership defence crashed to its third straight loss - a star-studded casualty ward that included pre-game withdrawal Jamie Lyon (elbow) seemingly growing as Kieran Foran limped off with a hamstring injury 12 minutes from time.
Hayne took just six minutes to make an impact as he reeled in a Ben Roberts kick to score next to the posts, but a 70 metre effort sparked by Steve Matai led to Manly levelling via Brett Stewart.
The Eels hit back as Matt Keating dived over from dummy half, before Hayne turned provider to set up Ken Sio for an 18-6 lead.
Hayne's only blemish on the night came as he slipped attempting to clean up a grubber top gift Anthony Watmough a try, though there was more than a touch of doubt about the try with video referee taking just one look to decide Hayne had not grounded the ball.
Showing the signs of a team that looked like it had forgotten the art of playing winning football, Roberts chanced his arm just after halftime with a long cut-out pass on his own 20 metre line that sailed over the sideline.
He was punished as Jorge Taufua scored his first NRL try and the Sea Eagles were down by only two points.
Signs the month-long losing streak had begun to take its toll were clearly evident as Chris Sandow unleashed on teammate Joseph Paulo after the Eels halfback was left exposed in defence as Jamie Buhrer trampled over him to give Manly the lead.
Roberts made amends for his earlier error to set up Hayne's second just after the hour mark and the Eels were again ahead 24-20, the Eels extending their lead to a converted try via a penalty in front of the sticks before Sandow's late field goal.
Eels coach Stephen Kearney admitted the win was a timely one given the tumultuous week, where he was forced to meet with club officials to convince them the team was on the right track.
"It was obviously a bit of a relief given the last four weeks we've had," Kearney said.
"I was just more pleased for the lads and their perseverance tonight.
"Over the last 12 months we've had trouble getting over that little hurdle."
Hayne said the knee was still giving him some discomfort, but it was something he would have to put up with.
"It was tweaking here and there and the last run in the first half scared me a bit with the way I landed," Hayne said.
"We always knew that I was going to play with a bit of pain but it was nothing as bad as last time.
"As a team we really raised to the next level tonight and it's something that we've been lacking."
With their first game back at Brookvale next week, Manly coach Geoff Toovey was confident his side could turn things around.
"We did enough to be in front with 20 to go and still capitulated form there," Toovey said.
"We started the year on a high winning the first two games - it's just unfortunate that at times during a match we lack that mental focus ... we'll get back there."
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:04:36 GMT 10
PARRAMATTA 29 (J Hayne 2, M Keating, K Sio tries, C Sandow 6 goals, C Sandow field goal) bt MANLY 20 (J Buhrer, B Stewart, J Taufua, A Watmough tries, D Cherry-Evans 2 goals) at Parramatta Stadium. Referee: Jared Maxwell, Gavin Reynolds.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:05:54 GMT 10
 NRL Parramatta Eels v Manly Sea Eagles at Parramatta Stadium. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:06:55 GMT 10
 Ben Roberts on the attack. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:07:42 GMT 10
 Eels players celebrate a Matt Keating try. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:08:33 GMT 10
 Jarryd Hayne tackled by Jamie Buhrer. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:09:24 GMT 10
 Nathan Hindmarsh. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:10:16 GMT 10
 Reni Maitua gets put on report by Jared Maxwell for a tackle on Brett Stewart. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:11:11 GMT 10
 Nathan Hindmarsh on the attack. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:12:15 GMT 10
 Jarryd Hayne. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:13:09 GMT 10
 Nathan Hindmarsh. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:14:00 GMT 10
 Reni Maitua tackled. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 1, 2020 20:15:03 GMT 10
 Nathan Hindmarsh walks off at the end of the game. |
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